Definitions of vagus in English
noun
(1) A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Examples of vagus in English
(1) The smooth muscle portion of the esophagus is innervated by neurons within the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus .
(2) The vagus nerve may run in front of the common carotid artery instead of behind it.
(3) In experiments that required autonomic blockade, cervical vagi were isolated in the neck.
(4) Participants had a generator implanted in the anterior chest that was connected to stimulating coils on the left vagus nerve .
(5) First the doctor may try rubbing the side of the patient's neck where there is a nerve called the vagus nerve .
synonyms of vagus
pneumogastric
vagus nerve
